Chapter 69: An Unexpected Proposal

  Apart from a few members of the Qin family present, no one knew why this woman was so favored by Old Lady Qin, and thus they paid extra attention to her.

  The Fang family members standing around Fang Liangyu had different expressions, some with gloomy faces, some with envy and jealousy, and others with cold smiles and silence.

  Fang Yi took out a delicate small medicine box and presented it: "Grandma, this is the elixir of longevity I refined for you."

  "Good...". Fang Liangyu happily accepted it with a smile, holding Fang Yi's hand and letting her stand together with Fang Zilu: "You stay here for now, I'll have more words to say to you later."

  Qin Yun hesitated for a moment, then walked forward and knelt down to pay his respects: "Qin Yun, a descendant of the Qin family, presents this gift in the name of our ancestor, wishing you, Old Lady, a long life without bounds!"

  "Your family's ancestor?" Fang Liang was taken aback, his eyes somewhat unusual.

  Seeing Qin Yun, Fang Zilu curled her lips and mouthed "big bad egg".

  Few people noticed this small movement, but the girl in white seemed to have sensed something and turned her head slightly to look at her.

  Fang Liangyu took over the congratulatory letter and gift from Qin Yun, and asked faintly, "Why didn't that old man come himself?"

  This remark...made Qin Yun feel embarrassed and at a loss for words, he didn't know how to respond.

  Not answering would be impolite, but answering would mean admitting that our ancestor is an "old immortal".

  It was Fang Yi who helped him out of the awkward situation: "Grandma, Qin's family elder is in seclusion today, so he can't come to congratulate you in person."

  "Hmph!" Fang Liangyu snorted: "It's better if he doesn't come!"

  She didn't look at the congratulatory letter and instead opened the ebony box that was given as a gift.

  This wooden box is only the size of a palm, looking simple and unadorned without any elegance or luxury. If it weren't for the gift from Old Master Qin, I'm afraid everyone would have looked at it with disdain.

  But when the box was opened, Lian Fangliang Yu was stunned.

  Placed in the wooden box was a piece of purple jade about two inches long and three fingers wide!

  It lay quietly on the velvet cloth, emitting a soft purple glow, and its mysterious aura made people unable to move their eyes away at first sight.

  "Wow, so beautiful!" Fang Zilin couldn't help but have her eyes shining brightly as she watched from the side.

  "Zi Ying Sui Yu!" Fang Liangyu exclaimed, "Isn't this the treasure that old man values more than his own life? How can he bear to take it out and give it away?"

  No one could answer her question, because even Qin Yun didn't know in advance, but Ziyin's affairs were known to very few people.

  Chi Xue Yu, Huang Long Yu, Zi Ying Yu and Wu Mo Yu are collectively known as the four most precious and rare gems in the world, worth a fortune.

  At first, Guo Shanfeng launched a surprise attack on the Qin family's merchant caravan for a piece of Huang Longyu jade, but ended up with his entire army annihilated and no place to bury their bodies.

  Among the four ultimate treasures, the Purple Shadow Jade is the rarest and most beautiful.

  Bang!

  Fang Liuyu closed the lid again, and the overflowing spiritual energy instantly disappeared without a trace.

  She handed the wooden box to the white-robed girl beside her and then opened the congratulatory letter.

  After finishing reading the letter, the eyes of Old Lady Fang became sharp and unparalleled, coldly sweeping over Qin Yun who was still kneeling on the ground.

  This glance made Qin Yun feel a kind of heart-pounding and soul-stirring sensation, he didn't know what the old ancestor had said in the letter that would make the other person look at him with such an expression.

  What a powerful warrior of the Transcendent level!

  "Hmph!" Fang Liangyu lightly patted the white-robed girl's small hand, coldly saying: "Your family's old ancestor is quite good at scheming, thinking of using a piece of Purple Shadow Jade as betrothal gift to make my Ice Girl become your daughter-in-law?"

  One word shocked the whole audience!

  Qin Yun was even more stunned, he really never thought that his ancestor would actually ask for a marriage for himself, and the object of it was this icy girl.

  Fang Ziling and Fang Yi both widened their eyes in surprise, with disbelieving expressions on their pretty faces.

  Others, especially those young masters who had set their sights on the white-robed girl, cast all sorts of jealous, envious, hostile and even venomous glances at Qin Yun.

  If eyes could kill like a sword, Qin Yun would have been hacked to pieces by now!

  Among them, Qin Xiao's gaze was the most complex and difficult to express. To say that among all the young men present, he was the most qualified suitor for the white-robed maiden.

  A mere collateral descendant, what virtue and ability does he have to make the old ancestor so fond of him?

  The white-robed girl's expression remained icy, her gaze at Qin Yun carrying a hint of disdain: "Ice won't marry, Ice only wants to stay by Grandma's side forever."

  Her words made many people secretly breathe a sigh of relief, they didn't dare to be rude to the old ancestor of the Qin family, but in their hearts they were secretly mocking Qin Yun for being a toad who wanted to eat swan meat.

  "Foolish child..." Fang Liangyu said lovingly: "Girls will always get married."

  She turned back and said to Qin Yun: "I agree with this marriage!"

  The entire hall fell silent once again, even the white-robed girl was stunned, and an incredulous expression appeared on her icy, jade-like face.

  Some people cursed in their hearts, did Qin Yun really have a stroke of good luck?

  "But I have two conditions..." Fang Liangyu continued, "You must achieve the Innate Realm before the age of twenty, and find the three pieces of Marrow Jade - Crimson Blood, Yellow Dragon, and Black Ink - as a betrothal gift!"

  "As long as one of these two conditions is not met, don't even think about marrying my Ice."

  Break through the congenital boundary before the age of 20!

  Three different agate!

  Qin Yun really wanted to say to Lao Tai Jun, I never thought of marrying your Ice Girl!

  But Qin Yun was very clear that he absolutely could not speak like this, because he was representing the old ancestor of the Qin family. Saying no would only be seen as incompetence and cowardice, losing face for his own ancestors and the people of the Qin family!

  These two conditions are really too difficult!

  In the vast nine states, there is a widely spread rumor that if a martial artist can achieve Innate before the age of twenty, it is very likely that they will eventually reach the realm of Spiritual Resonance.

  Don't look at Qin Yun, who has made breakthrough after breakthrough in just half a year. The further back he goes, the harder it is to break through, unless he relies on constantly taking large amounts of precious spiritual medicine. It's very difficult to reach the Great Completion of Refining Qi in two or three years.

  And it's not easy to break through innate talent, with millions of warriors in the nine states, I don't know how many people are stuck at this pass and waste their lives.

  As for the three pieces of Chi Xue, Huang Long and Wu Mo jade marrow, it is even more difficult to find them all, and the difficulty is even higher than advancing to the Pre-Heaven.

  "Thank you, Grandma Zeng!" Qin Yun bowed again, it's always better to agree first no matter what.

  Anyway, these two conditions are unlikely to be met at the same time, so he doesn't feel any pressure. It's likely that Fang Liangyu didn't want to lose face in front of Qin Jia Laozu, and took a compromise approach.

  Anyway, when time passes and things change, this troublesome matter will naturally come to an end.

  "En, get up!" Fang Liangyu nodded: "From today on, Bing'er is your fiancée, she will wait for you to complete my request before marrying her away!"

  Unmarried wife?

  Qin Yun stood up somewhat dazedly, his heart truly in a state of distress.

  He never dreamed that he would get into such big trouble just by coming to celebrate his birthday.

  The gaze from behind made Qin Yun feel like a thorn in his back, it was really uncomfortable.

  He let out a sigh from the bottom of his heart - Old Ancestor, why must you torment your own disciple's descendant like this?

  Mrs. Fang's words were final and no one in the room dared to raise any objections, those young men's jealousy and hatred all focused on Qin Yun.

  The white-robed girl named Bing Er also fell silent, seemingly acknowledging her status as a fiancée.

  Perhaps she also thought that Qin Yun was impossible to complete those two conditions.

  "Good!" Fang Liangyu took the dragon-headed cane and slowly got up, saying: "Today is a grand day of celebration. You all came with sincerity to congratulate us, I'm very happy about it, and also hope that the Qian Chao family can live in harmony!"

  The representatives of each family bowed again to express their respect for the old lady, and then left the inner hall under the leadership of Fang's family members, returning to the front hall to wait for the birthday banquet to begin.

  Only Fang Xi was left behind by Fang Liangyu.

  After everyone else had left, Fang Zilin couldn't wait to ask: "Grandma, why did you want to marry Ice sister off to that big scoundrel?"

  "Big bad egg?" Fang Liangyu looked at the girl with a smile that was not quite a smile: "Did he ever bully you too?"

  "How dare he?" Fang Zilin raised her chin disdainfully and said, "I just don't like him. He obviously has someone in his heart, yet he still comes to propose marriage, how shameless!"

  "You're wronging him, this kid definitely didn't know beforehand."

  Fang Liuyu smiled and shook his head, which actually cleared up Qin Yun's misunderstanding: "Having a heartthrob is not the problem, it's normal for a good man to have three wives and four concubines. Only incompetent people can't even keep one wife!"

  The nine states of China are vast and numerous, with many countries standing tall. Wars have been frequent and the struggle has never ceased. It has always been that there are more women than men.

  In wealthy families, especially among the powerful and aristocratic, men often have a group of wives and concubines, so that they can branch out and choose excellent heirs to inherit their family's power and influence.

  She gently took the hand of the white-robed girl and said softly, "Ice, I know your temperament, you must not like this arrangement, but you have to believe that Grandma will never harm you."

  "You're a filial child, Grandma doesn't want you to end up like me, lonely and alone for the rest of your life. If Qin Yun really meets her expectations, she's absolutely the right match for you."

  Although Fang Liuyu was renowned, she never married in her life and can be said to have dedicated everything to the Fang family, thus being able to grasp the family with a woman's body.

  But behind her illustrious appearance in front of people, who can understand the desolation and loneliness in her heart.

  The girl in white nodded silently.

  No matter how unwilling she was in her heart, she would never go against her beloved grandmother.

  Fang Liuyu pulled up Fang Yi's small hand: "Yi'er, these years have been hard on you. How are you doing in the Qin family now? Is anyone bullying you? If someone is bullying you, tell me and I'll go avenge you!"

  Her concern made Fang Yiqiong's nose sour, and tears fell like broken pearls.

  "Alas! You child..." Fang Liangyu hugged her again: "Don't cry, Grandma's heart aches for you!"